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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Erik G. Hansen (Dipl.-Wirtsch.-Inf.), born 1978, is Full Professor, Founder, and Head of the Institute of Integrated Quality Design (IQD) at Johannes Kepler University (JKU) Linz, Austria. He is also Visiting Researcher at the Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM) at Leuphana University of Lüneburg, opens an external URL in a new window, Germany and Collaborator at the Centre for Technology Management of the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) at University of Cambridge, opens an external URL in a new window. His research focuses on the management of sustainability-oriented, circular, and green-tech innovations at the level of products, product-service systems, and business models as well as the supporting role of management systems. With >10k citations in Google Scholar, opens an external URL in a new window, Erik is one of the top-cited researchers in his age class.
He is a member of the editorial board of Business Strategy and the Environment, opens an external URL in a new window. He has been awarded frequently for his research (e.g. IEEE Technology & Engineering Management Society, opens an external URL in a new window’s Transactions Publication Award), transfer to practice (e.g. State of Upper Austria Award for the Environment and Sustainability), and teaching activities (e.g. The Case Centre, opens an external URL in a new window, Case Writing Scholarship).
Erik is founder of the world’s first virtual reality-based Top-Executive Masterclass on Sustainability Innovation provided by Gemba, London, opens an external URL in a new window. He is also Founder and Academic Head of the MBA Sustainable Business & Circular Economy at LIMAK Austrian Business School, opens an external URL in a new window and teaches innovation management in the MBA Sustainability Management at Leuphana University Lüneburg, opens an external URL in a new window, Germany.
By acatech – National Academy of Science and Engineering, opens an external URL in a new window, Germany, Erik was appointed as a Member of the Steering Committee of Circular Economy Initiative Deutschland, opens an external URL in a new window and Scientific Head of the Working Group on “Circular Business Models”, opens an external URL in a new window. He is Member of the Circular Economy Advisory Board of DIN German Institute for Standardization, opens an external URL in a new window. He served as a Mentor in the Schmidt-MacArthur Fellowship programme of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF), opens an external URL in a new window. He has been appointed to the Future Panel Upper Austria, Zukunftsakademie, opens an external URL in a new window (2022-2028) by the State Minister. He is also a frequent Keynote Speaker in industry events, Policy Consultant to governments, and Discussant on social media, opens an external URL in a new window.
Previously, Erik was a Visiting Scholar at Doughty Centre for Corporate Responsibility, opens an external URL in a new window at Cranfield University, UK. He gained his doctoral degree at TUM School of Management at Technical University of Munich, opens an external URL in a new window, Germany in 2006.
Within the context of studying for his diploma degree in Management Information Systems at TU Darmstadt, opens an external URL in a new window, Germany, Erik conducted i) a management internship at Merck Thailand, Ltd., opens an external URL in a new window, ii) several study semesters abroad at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro - PUC-Rio, opens an external URL in a new window, Brazil and Chinesisch-Deutsches Hochschulkolleg (CDHK), Tongji University, Shanghai, opens an external URL in a new window, and iii) part-time jobs at T-Systems, opens an external URL in a new window, Merck KGaA Darmstadt, opens an external URL in a new window, and Hurst+Vogler CrossMedia.
In 2022, Erik was offered two full professorships (primus locus) of “Innovation Management & Transformation” and “Sustainable Strategy & CSR” at Zeppelin University, opens an external URL in a new window, Friedrichshafen, but declined the offerings.
Erik is married and has two children. More information on LinkedIn, opens an external URL in a new window!
since 10/2022 | Collaborator/Visiting Fellow, University of Cambridge, Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), UK |
since 10/2015 | Full Professor and Head of the Institute for Integrated Quality Design (IQD), Johannes Kepler University Linz, AT |
since 08/2015 | Visiting Researcher, Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM), Leuphana University Lüneburg, DE |
11/2013 - 07/2015 | Visiting Professor of Energy Transition Management, Innovation Incubator, Leuphana University Lüneburg, DE |
06/2010 - 10/2013 | Research Associate and Habilitand at the Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM), Leuphana University Lüneburg, DE |
02/2010 - 09/2010 | Visiting Researcher at the Doughty Centre for Corporate Responsibility (Prof. David Grayson), School of Management, Cranfield University, UK |
03/2010 - 06/2010 | Postdoctoral Researcher, Chair for Information Systems I - Innovation & Value Creation (Prof. Kathrin Möslein), F.-A. University Erlangen-Nuremberg, DE |
03/2010 | PhD graduation (Dr. rer. pol.) at the Institute for Information, Organization & Management, Technische Universität München, DE |
07/2006 - 12/2009 | Research Associate, Institute for Information, Organization & Management, (Prof. Ralf Reichwald), Technische Universität München, DE |
07/2005 - 12/2005 | Master thesis at the German-Chinese Institute (Chinesisch-Deutsches Hochschulkolleg CDHK), Tongji University, Shanghai, CH |
07/2003 - 07/2004 | Exchange Student, Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC), Rio de Janeiro, BR |
10/2001 - 03/2002 | Management internship at Merck Ltd., Bangkok, TH |
1998 - 2006 | Diploma in Management Information Systems (“Wirtschaftsinformatik”), Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany |
1998 - 2005 | Various projects and internships in the IT sector (T-Systems, Hurst+Vogler CrossMedia) and the chemical/pharmaceutics industry (Merck KGaA) |